WriteAngles Conference

9:45am EDT

Mastering the Three-Act Structure for Novels

Saturday October 24, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

Write a novel that grips readers from the first page and never lets go. In this workshop, you’ll master the classic three-act structure—a time-tested framework that underpins some of the most compelling stories across genres. We’ll explore the essential components of each act, from inciting incidents to climactic resolutions, and we'll analyze a few bestselling novels that have used this structure effectively.

Megan Tady is the author of Bluebird Day, a Washington Post Noteworthy Book, and Super Bloom, which was awarded an IPPY Gold medal for Best Regional Fiction in the Northeast. She runs the freelance writing and editing company Word-Lift and offers book coaching and ghostwriting. Her writing has appeared in Oprah Daily, People, L.A. Parent, Woman's Day, Writer's Digest, The Huffington Post, and Ms. Magazine, among others. Megan lives in Western Massachusetts with her family.

www.megantady.com

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Megan Tady

Workshop Leader

Megan Tady is the author of Bluebird Day, a Washington Post Noteworthy Book, and Super Bloom, which was awarded an IPPY Gold medal for Best Regional Fiction in the Northeast. She runs the freelance writing and editing company Word-Lift and offers book coaching and ghostwriting... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

Block One, Prose

Audience Emerging Writers
Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Novel, Structure

9:45am EDT

The Art of Memoir

Saturday October 24, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

We each have a story. How do we get our story on the page? This workshop will offer techniques to awaken personal stories through writing exercises, readings, and discussion. Open to writers who are beginning their story as well as those who are already 'on the page.'

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Celia Jeffries

Workshop Leader

Celia Jeffries is the author of the award-winning novel BLUE DESERT. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers and literary magazines including Westview, Solstice Literary Magazine, and Puerto del Sol, as well as the anthology Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper. Jeffries holds an... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

Block One, Memoir

Audience Emerging Writers
Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Memoir, Non-Fiction

9:45am EDT

The Stories We Carry

Saturday October 24, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

"The Stories We Carry" is a workshop that explores identity and how it shapes voice, memory, and storytelling. Participants will first embrace some of the stories they have been told, and then with guided prompts, reflection and creative writing, they will reclaim their narrative, and share the stories they want to tell. This workshop is ideal for poets, memoirists, and emerging writers seeking authentic voice, cultural connection, and creative empowerment.

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Darlene Elias

Workshop Leader

Saturday October 24, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

Block One, Prose

Audience Emerging Writers
Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Essay

11:15am EDT

Setting: More than Meets the Eye

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Characters who strum ukuleles and bake fudge cakes need a setting in which those activities take place. But what else does a good story need? This workshop considers how setting grounds readers, establishes mood, heightens tension, reveals the psychology of a character, and creates a powerful narrative.

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Jennifer Jacobson

Workshop Leader

Jennifer Jacobson’s writing appears in the Master's Review, Chronogram, Linea, Switch, jubilat, (and elsewhere) with honorable mentions from Glimmer Train, Hunger Mountain, Symphony Space, and the Tennessee Williams Festival. The recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Block Two, Prose

Audience Emerging Writers
Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Setting

11:15am EDT

The Fact of the Matter: Weaving Research into Personal Narrative for Social Change

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Transform your personal narratives into powerful tools for advocacy. This interactive workshop teaches writers how to braid lived experience with evidence-based research and data. By grounding the “I” in historical and social contexts, you’ll learn to elevate your work, broaden your reach, and write effectively toward lasting social change.

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Amy Mackin

Workshop Leader

Amy Mackin is a writer, researcher, and advocate specializing in the intersections of neurodiversity, education, social equity, and cultural history. She is the author of Henry’s Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood (2025), a hybrid memoir exploring the complexities... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Block Two, Prose

Subject Craft, Generative, Poetry, Prose, Non-Fiction, Essay

2:00pm EDT

Entering the Image: Ekphrastic

Saturday October 24, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

TBA

This generative workshop invites writers to explore the art of ekphrasis—writing that responds to or transforms a visual artwork. Participants will learn to use images as catalysts for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Using the Amherst Writers & Artists approach to writing, participants will have the opportunity to share their work with the group and receive feedback.

Elizabeth Levine, M.A., M.P.H., M.F.A., Straw Dog Writer’s Guild Member

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Elizabeth Levine

Workshop Leader

Elizabeth Levine, M.A., M.P.H., M.F.A., is a trilingual author, editor, poet, and Adjunct Professor of English. Finishing Line Press published her two poetry chapbooks, “The Ribbon Around the Bomb” and “God Doesn’t Live at Our House Anymore”, under her pseudonym Charlotte... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA

Block Three, Prose/Poetry

Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction

2:00pm EDT

How to Find The Story Beneath the Story: A Revision Workshop

Saturday October 24, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

TBA

Have you been writing your book for a long time, but still suspect there is a vital story buried underneath, one that you can't quite grasp? Using metaphor as a compass, generative revision as excavation, and form as possibility, we'll uncover the hidden architecture of your material - the deeper story that's been trying to emerge all along.

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Arya Samuelson

Workshop Leader

Arya Samuelson is a writer, editor, and somatic practitioner. She is the winner of New Ohio Review’s Nonfiction Prize, Lascaux Review’s Nonfiction Prize, and CutBank’s Montana Prize in Nonfiction awarded by Cheryl Strayed. Her essay, “I Am No Beekeeper” was selected as... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA

Block Three, Prose

Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Revision

3:30pm EDT

Say it on the Page: How to Craft Lively, Authentic Dialog

Saturday October 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT

TBA

A craft-based workshop on writing authentic and reader-engaging dialog in your fiction and non-fiction narratives.

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Aine Greaney

Workshop Leader

Áine Greaney is an Irish-born writer who lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Creative Nonfiction, Salon, The New York Times, Books Ireland and others. Her fifth book has just been published by Sea Crow Press. She teaches... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
TBA

Block Four, Prose

Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Dialogue

3:30pm EDT

Why Me? Memoir and Transforming Memory into Meaning

Saturday October 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT

TBA

Each of us has a story – many stories – that help define who we are and how we see the world. In this workshop, we’ll explore various techniques to craft our own experiences and memories into compelling narratives. Through a number of writing exercises and discussion, we’ll unleash our own truth on the page.

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Helen Fremont

Workshop Leader

Helen Fremont is the author of three memoirs, including the acclaimed national bestseller After Long Silence, and the award-winning memoirs, The Escape Artist, and Outside the Lines. Her works of fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous publications, including, Prize... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
TBA

Block Four, Memoir

Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Memoir, Non-Fiction

3:30pm EDT

Writing Your Controversial Views

Saturday October 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT

TBA

We will explore tiptoeing towards the topics you are scared to write about, for fear of being ostracized. Using fiction, abstraction, poetry and/or direct narrative to express your most taboo viewpoints, we will liberate your worst shadows (or the ones you choose to bring).

Workshop Leaders and Agents

Chaya Grossberg

Workshop Leader

Lifelong poet, fiction and non fiction writer. Chaya has been writing and sharing poetry for 3 decades, participating in and hosting open mics from coast to coast, NYC to San Francisco, Portland, OR, Olympia WA, and here in the Valley the most. She recently published poetry books... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
TBA

Block Four, Prose/Poetry

Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction

5:00pm EDT

Wrap up and Open Mic!

Saturday October 24, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

Dining Commons - Blake Student Commons

Join us for a quick conference wrap-up and an open mic!

Bring 3 minutes of something to read! We will draw names from a hat and run the open mic until we have to walk out the door.

Saturday October 24, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Dining Commons - Blake Student Commons 588 Longmeadow St, Longmeadow, MA 01106

All welcome., Open Mic

Audience All Levels
Subject Poetry, Publishing, Fiction, Inspiration, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Prose

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Celia Jeffries

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Darlene Elias

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Jennifer Jacobson

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Amy Mackin

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Elizabeth Levine

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Arya Samuelson

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Aine Greaney

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